Edging



March 22, 1932.. J w SCOTT 1,850,696

EDGING Filed Jan. 8, 1930 Y H g IN V EN TOR.

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Patented .Mar. 2253 1932 o j U Q -*Jon1v; soor'igor :nnnsnmagmw You;

' Application lfiled Mana a-1930.. serial fNo. 419,391.

, v This; invention is an improvement inedga ings and more particularlyin ornamental and protective edg ngsgfor heavy floor coverings, such as linoleumand the like. -V a .e In; practice, thick floor coverings, such as linoleum and the like,;are provided with an *edgingofmetahthe edging being sec dof using theedgingi the floor at the border of the: covering, and

COVER 7 I Such devices are usually constructed with of,fsuch' for instance, as doorways,;serv1ng thus as'a protection for the edgeof the c0v-.

ering:

. to-the floor by securingmeans, such for, in stance, as screwsior nails, which are passed through openingsinthe edging.

,One of the primary objects o invention is the provisioniof a-form' of edging, having means onjthe underside thereof,

and concealed when'the edging isinijplace,

for receiving securing means, whereby the e edgingmay beconnected to the floor, without the-securing means being visible. 7

ofedging, a securing means of a character oftheredging to anydesired position.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in the constructionand novel combination of parts fullydescribed hereinafter, illustrated in the accompanying drawingsfand pointed out in the claims appended hereto, it being understood thatvarious changes in the'form, proportionysize and minor details of construction within the scope of theclaims,.may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the inven- "tion. I I

In the drawings forming a part hereof 5.05 Fig. 1 is af P QI SPG CiilVG view of'a part of a forming'an ornamental finishing edge for the they-may extend entirely around the border of the covering, or at any desired point theregrooveextends the full length ,ofthe edging In the usual practice, the, edgingis secured f the present Another objectis to provide in such aform floor, showingthe floor covering, and the edging ni -place, parts being in section ffiig. 2 s a. similar view of an; alternate form of edging with the, edging and'securing means detached; and with the edging i section g a V I v s 7 'Flg. sue a; plan view showing the .ina ner Fig 4 is a viewasimilar to Fig.- 2,,showing analternafte form of securing means. 91, i

In the embodiments of the invention shown in Fig.1,- the edging indicated at l, of the usual shape, and of any desired material; is

providedin-its under planeifa'ce, Withi'an undercut, or dovetail-groove 2.} The said and it is designedto receive a portion of a securingmeans, whereby-the edgingr'nay be connected to the floor; Q P I jThis securing meansmay'be anail or the like, the head of the nailbeinginserted inithev groove; as shown :in Fig. 4, in'which case the edglng is connected to -the;fioor,'by hammenemg on the; upper 'face of the fedging, after the securing means is inserted. [Preferably the securing means "fits the groovesomewhat l closelyg Astor instance; with a tack or nail, as shown in Fig. gi'themhead of the :taCkyOIi nail should fit against the bottom ofthe groove; so uthat when zthe edging is secured in place, there is n'olost-inotion;

In Figs. 1 and 3, the securing meansisgin the form of aplate 3,. of some suitablelnaterial, as for instance,esheet metal, and ?the platei-is provided-at one edge with axriby which "is of the same cross-sectional shape as the groove, and is of asize to fitsnuglyin the groove. In thepresent instance therib is: formed by bending the'edge of the sheet material to form a hollow rib, ofthe shape desired,- and the plate is provided with one or more openings 5, for enabling the passage of means 6,such;as a screw,ifor engagin'gthe flooring- 7 to hold the plate andthe edging in place." The openings 5 are reamed asshown, 95 to receive thejhead o'f the screw,- so that the j screw isflush with the upper face of the plate, Thev floor covering 8,- of linoleum or the like, hasits marginal edge beveled slightly as shownat 9, to fit against the similarlyshaped 100 edge 10 of the edging, and the plate 3 is received beneath the linoleum, as clearly shown in Fig. 1, and is covered and concealed by the linoleum and the edging, so that no'part thereof is visible.

With this construction, the lower face of the edging will be spaced slightly above the floor, as shown in Fig. 1, a distance corresponding to the thickness of the plate 3. In practice, these plates are very thin,so that the space between the edging and the floor is not noticeable. In the drawings, the plate is shown as exaggerated in thickness. 'At the inner edge of the plate, the linoleum will adjust itself so that the plate is not noticeab e.

In Fig. 2, theedging 11 is similar to the edging 1, having the groove 12 in its underface, and the securing means 13 has the rib 14 for engaging the groove, and the openings 15 for receiving the screws. Theunderface of theedging at the inner side of the groove is cut away, a distance corresponding to the thickness of the plate 13, so that the underface of the edging outside of the groove rests'flat against the floor. That is, this part of the underface is flush with the face of the plate 13. v

While the underface of the edging at the inner side of the groove is spoken of as cut away, there is no cuttin This term is for convenience only, the e gin 1 being usually formed by extrusion throug a die, so that the same process is followed in making the edging 11' as in making the edging 1, no additional operation or labor being required.

- In some cases, the plates 3 or 13, which are precisely the same may be dispensed with and theedgmg may be secured by a nail or tack indicated at 16. In Fig. 4, the edging 17 as shown, has a groove 18, and the head 19 of the nail or tack, fits snugly within the groove, the.

head preferably abutting the bottom of the ve, so that when the nail is driven home y hammering on the edging, there will be nollost motion or play of the edging vertical I It? will beapparent that the invention in its broadest form is the undercut groove in the underside of the-edging, and thatthe securing means 3 or 13, as the case may be, is

not necessarily of any great width.- These plates might be merely strips. The securing means is essentially a member having a head fitting within the groove, and may be either a strip with a transverse head at oneend, or a nail or the like. a I

What is claimed as new is 1. An'edging for floor coverings having in the lower face thereof a longitudinally extending groove with undercut side walls, and

securing plates for connecting the edging with a floor,-each plate having at one end a head shaped tofit and slide within the groove, that portion of the underface of the edging at the inward side of the groove being cut awa a depth corresponding to the thickness of t e plate.

2. For use in combination with a floor and a sheet of fioor surfacing material such as linoleum of substantial thickness having an edge located in an open area of the floor surface, a metal finishing strip of vertical thickness corresponding to that of the floor surfacing material, having a substantially flat bottom'face confronting the floor, an inward substantially upright face fitting against said edge face of the surfacing materialya substantially rounded upper and outer face, and a longitudinal undercut channel, substantially centrally located in the under face of the strip, and a plurality of thin retaining plates projecting laterally from the strip substantially in the plane of its under-face, the platesbeing thin andflat and adapted to'lie between said surfacin materialand the floor and having means fer floor attachment, and each plate having at its edge located beneath the strip a head formation projecting upward and of a cross-section to fit slidingly in the undercut channel, the plates being thus independently attachable and adjustable longitudinally of the strip.

' 3. For use in combination with a floor and a sheet'of floor surfacing material such as linoleum of substantial thickness having an edge located in an open area of the floor surface, a metal finishing strip of vertical thickness corresponding to that of the floor surfacing material, having a substantially 'flat bottom face confronting the floor, an inward substantially upright face fitting against said edge face of the surfacingmaterial, a substantially rounded upper and outer face, and a longitudinal undercut channel, sub stantially centrally located in the under face of'the strip, and a plurality'of thin retaining plates projecting laterally from the strip substantially inthe plane of its under-face, the plates being thin and fiat and adapted to liebetween said surfacing material and the floorand having means for floor attachment, and each plate having at its edge located beneath the strip a head formation projecting upward and of a cross-section to fit slidingly in the undercut channel, the plates being thus independently attachable and adjustable longitudinally of the strip, the underface of the strip at the inward side of the undercut channel being located in a plane above that of the outward portion of said face a distance equal to the platethickness, wherebysaid outer portionof the underface of the strip is in direct flatwise contact with the floor surface.

Signed at New York City, in the county of New York and State of New York, this 7th day of January, A. D. 1930.

JOHN WILLIAM SCOTT. 

